volunteer
noun
a person who voluntarily offers to perform a service or other undertaking.
was volunteering
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past progressiveof volunteer.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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One response sent him to Douglas, who had written on Reddit that her father, Cliff, a professional mason, was volunteering to remove tiles from ruined homes for free.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
In a statement, Albanese said: "This is someone who was volunteering overseas to provide aid through this charity for people who are suffering tremendous deprivation in Gaza. And this is just completely unacceptable."
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
Notably, the only “perk” that improved well-being was volunteering.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2024
He told the newspaper in an interview last year that he was volunteering for the Republican Party.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
She marveled that he was volunteering this much—hadn’t he refused to tell her almost anything about himself while traveling from Endovier?
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
